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BIFM Channel Islands launch events in Guernsey and Jersey

2013-03-27 10:42:00| BIFM News

The Channel Islands is now a new branch of BIFM South West Region and to mark this achievement, the branch is officially being launched on 23 April in Jersey and 24 April in Guernsey.

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20 Tips for Visiting the Hawaiian Islands

2013-03-25 09:25:47| Airlines - Topix.net

Views of beautiful beaches, like this on in Maui, can be yours-just don't forget to bring your camera! Thinking of taking a trip to Hawaii? Having spent most of my childhood living on the island of Oahu, I've been able to assemble some great tips for visiting the Hawaiian Islands over the years.

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United Kingdom: Asda turns to Canary Islands bananas to cut carbon footprint

2013-03-11 10:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Supermarket chain Asda is to be the first to sell bananas from the Canary Islands, in an attempt to reduce the fruit's considerable carbon footprint. Transportation time will be more than 80 per cent shorter than for bananas sourced from central America. The fruit will be shipped from the Canaries to mainland Spain and then by road to the UK ripening centre -- a total journey of four days as opposed to 24 days for bananas from the Caribbean and Americas. The bananas, already familiar to the...

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Staten Island's Edna Anderson turns 100 years young

2013-02-27 19:02:08| Agriculture - Topix.net

Many may have heard Willard Scott sing praises for Edna L. Anderson when he proudly announced her name on the NBC "Today Show," just the other day - or perhaps your paths crossed with Edna's during her longtime career at the Advance - or maybe even got to know her through her associations with the South Shore Garden Club and the Conference House.

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